Tackling Global Hunger at Its Roots

Viewpoint by Bhikkhu Bodhi Tackling global hunger requires that we identify its fundamental causes and remove these at the roots. This necessitates not only the adoption of transformative policies, but a fundamental change in our own values and attitudes, writes Bhikkhu Bodhi. NEW YORK (IDN) — The Buddha teaches that to effectively solve any problem […]

Germany’s Forgotten Genocide in Namibia

Viewpoint by Adekeye Adebajo Professor Adekeye Adebajo is Director of the University of Johannesburg’s Institute for Pan-African Thought and Conversation in South Africa. JOHANNESBURG (IDN) — As some world leaders gather in New York for their annual United Nations General Assembly rituals, the September 22 debate on “Reparations, Racial Justice, and Equality for People of […]

USAID’s Agricultural Transformation for Sustainable and Resilient Food Systems

By Henry Prillaman The writer is a student at the University of Virginia and an Intern at the High Atlas Foundation. NAIROBI, Kenya (IDN) — I attended the 2021 pre-summit for the world’s premier forum for African agriculture, the Agricultural Transformation for Sustainable and Resilient Food Systems (AGRF). The forum consisted of many great speakers […]

Former Pastoral Nomads Considering In-Place Farming

By Jacqueline Skalski-Fouts The writer is an undergraduate student at the University of Virginia. VIRGINIA, USA (IDN) — North African pastoralism, an agricultural method used for centuries by nomadic people in the steppe highlands, is on the decline. Facing limited grazing land due to overuse and drought, pastoral nomads are favouring more sedentary farming methods […]

Amid Widespread Military Conflicts & Civil Wars, UN Promotes the Virtues of Culture of Peace

By Thalif Deen NEW YORK (IDN)— Since its creation 76 years ago, the United Nations has been preoccupied with one of its primary mandates, namely, maintaining international peace and security. But over the years, that mandate has been extended to include peacekeeping, peace-building, nuclear disarmament, preventive diplomacy, and more recently, a culture of peace.

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